Library of the Czech Academy of Sciences
Library of the Czech Academy of Sciences (LCAS) is a public research institution whose purpose is to conduct scientific research in the area of scientific information and library science, to establish a research-oriented information infrastructure, and to provide library-based, informational, and reprographic services to the institutes of Czech Academy of Sciences and other users active in research and science. More information about the library may be found here.
News
New items: April 2021
What new to read and borrow at our library? As every month, we prepared for you an overview of new books and selected top ten, which we want to draw your attention to. These selected ones are now available to peep into at the study, next to the selfcheck, where you can look over them and borrowed them at once. You can also access its digital form in the Digital Library of the CAS. Read more »
Documents intended only for study in the library will be available again
From Tuesday, April 27, it will be possible to order books and documents available only for study in the library. Documents will be available to you for a maximum of 30 minutes. Documents need to be ordered in advance.
Other services remain unchanged at this time.
Library services since April 12, 2021
There are no changes in provision of the library services at this time: it is possible to make loans of pre-ordered documents, make a new membership or extend/change a type of current membership.
Full access to the Digital Library of the CAS remains available.
Reprographic and bookbinding centre will be reopen.
Check out the summary of all library services and their current availability.
(We will keep you informed of any changes.)
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New items: March 2021
Check out the news that came into our library collection in March.
As every month, we bring you a full list of new printed books along with 10 selected ones, which we want to drag your attention to. All the selected new arrivals are exhibited in the study, next to the selfcheck, where you can look over them and borrowed them at once. They are also available in the Digital Library of the LCAS. Read more »
Loaning documents and other services from 1st March
The possibility of making loans and registrations remains available, as well as the full access to the Digital Library of the CAS.
Check out the summary of all library services and their current availability.
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New items: January–February 2021
What January–February news can you find in our collection? As every month, we bring you a full list of new printed books along with 10 selected ones, which we want to drag your attention to.
All the selected new arrivals are exhibited in the study, next to the selfcheck, where you can look over them and borrowed them at once. They are also available in the Digital Library of the LCAS.
Complete content of the Digital Library of the CAS for researchers, pedagogical staff and students of high schools and universities is available until 30 June 2021. At address https://kramerius-edu.lib.cas.cz/ you will find over 200 magazine titles and almost 6 000 books that you can read from your home. More information about The Digital library of the CAS. Read more »
Notice: Exceptional closure of the library 26 April 2021 from 3 p.m.
On Monday 26 April 2021 from 3 p.m. for operational reasons.
During the closure the loaned documents can be returned into book returns box located to the right under the stairs beyond the entry door to the LCAS (accessible to 8 p.m.) or into book returns box located next to the entry to the pharmacy at the address Vodičkova 792/40, Prague 1 (accessible uninterruptedly).
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From Monday, February 15, it will be possible to extend/ make a new membership in order to make off-site loans
Based on the new government measures, from Monday, February 15, users without membership or with membership for remote access will be allowed to make off site loans as well as the users with off-site membership. Please note that if you are not a Czech citizen, you need to provide a valid residence permit to arrange the off site membership, otherwise the loans cannot be made.
Conditions:
1) Documents need to be ordered in advance. Registered users with off-site membership can make the order via user account, unregistered users or users with the membership for remote access can send the order to servis@knav.cz. Please check if the documents are available in our library and the loan type is „absent“ or „possible to be taken home“. When ordering via e-mail, please state the signature and name of the document.
2) At the time of the library visit, the documents must be ready for collection – you will receive an e-mail notification. If you don´t have valid off site membership, we will extend it / make a new one / change your membership for remote access to off-site membership. Read more »